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The program for DFCon 2026 is available NOW!

7:00 - 8:00 Registration Open
7:00 - 8:00Sponsored Breakfast Buffet (non-CME)
8:00 - 8:10The Departure Lounge
David G. Armstrong (DPM, MD, PhD), Joseph L. Mills Sr. (MD, FACS), Michael S. Conte (MD)
SESSION 1: Hop on the Magic Bus- Different Nations, Same Sole
8:10 - 8:25The Bus Starts Here: The 2026 Global Preservation Tour
Sicco Bus, PhD
8:25 - 8:40UnFinnished Business: Beating the Helsinki out of Preventable Amputations
TBD
8:40 - 8:55Postcard from ALPS: A Fellow's View of the Global Frontier
TBD
8:55 - 9:10How do we define a Center of Excellence in Limb Preservation? A Message from Exotic Portland
Cy Dove, DPM
9:10 - 9:25V.A.-Va-Voom! Driving System-Wide Limb Preservation in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Hiro Suzuki, MD
9:25 - 9:40Don't Worry, Be Hari: The WUWHS Global State of the Union
TBD
9:40 - 09:55Panel Discussion
09:55 - 10:15AM Break: coffee only (exhibit opens for lunch)
SESSION 2: Flow, Flow, Flow Again
10:15 - 10:30
Hard Rock & Heavy Metal: Is Orbital Atherectomy All That?
TBD
10:30 - 10:45
Mission Impossible: Defining the "No Option" Patient
TBD
10:45 - 11:00
Simply the BEST: Deep Diving into the BEST-CLI Global Sub-Studies
TBD
11:00 - 11:15
The BEST of Times: Translating Trial Evidence into Practice
TBD
11:15 - 11:30
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Conquering the Calcified Vessel
Katharine McGinigle, MD
11:30 - 11:45
Panel Discussion
11:45 - 01:15
Lunch Break and Exhibit
12:00 - 01:00
Sponsor Lunch
TBD
TBD
01:15 - 01:30
OLMOS AWARD PRESENTATION
SESSION 3: Infectious Grooves
01:30 - 01:45
I need a Hiro: Lessons on the Latest in Antimicrobial Care
Hiroyuki Suzuki, MD
01:45 - 02:00
The BeBoP Beat: To Treat or Not to Treat Before the Biopsy?
TBD
02:00 - 02:15
Search and Destroy: The Predict Prevent, and Treat Battleplan
Brian Schmidt, DPM
02:15 - 02:30
Biofilm: The Slimy Truth About Your Patient’s Microbiome
TBD
02:30 - 02:45
Who You Gonna Call? Phone a Friend for ID Help
TBD
02:45 - 03:00
Panel Discussion
03:00 - 04:00
PM Break: Exhibit & Posters
03:05 - 03:15
NonCME Spotlight Theater
TBD
TBD
SESSION 4: The Supporting Cast: Every Sole Singer Needs a Band
04:00 – 04:15Hitting Your STRIDE: The Gold Standard in PAD Medical Management
TBD
04:15 – 04:30Happy CAMPers? Your Modalities for the Modern Wound Healing Clinic
Brian Lepow, DPM
04:30 – 04:45 New Pills for Diabetic Ills: The Endocrine Impact on PAD
Rodica Pop Busui, MD
04:45 – 05:00Counseling the High-Risk Patient (And Their High-Risk Clinician)
Brandon Brooks, DPM, MPH
05:00 – 05:15Lifestyle Redesign: Engineering a Better Daily Grind For Our Patients
Stacey Schepens-Niemiec, PhD, OTR/L
05:15 – 05:30Panel Discussion
05:30Adjourn Day 1
05:30 - 07:00Welcome & Poster reception
07:00-09:00DFCon VIP Reception (faculty and selected sponsors invited)
7:00 Registration Open
7:00 - 8:00Sponsored Breakfast Buffet (non-CME)
TBD
TBD
7:00 - 8:00Sponsored Breakfast Buffet (non-CME)
TBD
TBD
8:00 - 8:10Welcome Back
TBD
SESSION 5: Digital Remastery
08:10 – 08:25PD/TTT WTF?
Katharine McGinigle, MD
08:25 – 08:40Should we be treating Charcot fractures more aggressively?
TBD
08:40 – 08:55The Reyz of Light: What the Podiatric Provider Is Missing in Plain Sight
TBD
8:55 – 9:10We've got you covered: Plastic Surgery Rides Shotgun on your limb preservation adventure TBD
09:10 – 09:25Regifting the gift of pain: Can Spinal Cord Stimulation Improve Protective Sensation? Rodica Pop Busui, MD
09:25 – 09:40Panel Discussion
09:40 – 10.40AM Break: Exhibit
09:45 – 10.35NonCME Spotlight Theater
TBD
TBD
SESSION 6: Maximizing Activity Rich Days
10:40 - 10:55Take Two Walks and Call Me in the Morning: Tailoring Physcial Activity Recommendations for Persons with Diabetic Foot Disease
TBD
10:55 - 11:10Chuck D Says... Don't Believe the Hype: An OG Prosthetist's Guide to Next-Gen Function
TBD
11:10 - 11:25Goldilocks and the Diabetic Foot: Too Little, Too Much or Just the Right Amount of Physical Activity
Ryan Crews, PhD
11.25 - 11:40Exercise for DFU Patients: Heresy or Helpful?
Rodica Pop Busui, MD
11:40 - 11:55Supporting Physical Activity Behavioral Modifications in Persons with Diabetic Foot Disease
TBD
11:55 - 12:10Maximizing Activity Rich Days with the Optimized Therapeutic Footwear
Sicco Bus, PhD
12:10 - 01:40Lunch & Exhibit & Posters
12:25 - 01:25Sponsor Lunch
TBD
TBD
SESSION 7: Silicon Sole: Building the Next Gen Ecosystem to Eliminate Amputation
01:40 - 01:55High RPM: Putting Remote Control of the Diabetic Foot into the Patient's Hands
Lindsay James Riegler
01:55 - 02:10The Wound in the Mirror: Computational Twins and the Blueprint for Autonomous Healing from DARPA
TBD
02:10 - 02:25Lee's Excellent Adventure: Tomorrow's Tech in Today's Limb Preservation Clinic
TBD
02:25 - 02:40Whole-Person Care, Whole-Limb Outcomes: MAHA ELEVATE and the Diabetic Foot
TBD
02:40 - 02:55Closing the Loop: AI Chatbots, Smart Boots, and Autonomous Care for the Diabetic Foot
Bijan Najafi, PhD, MSc.
02:55 - 03:10Panel Discussion
03:10 - 03:30 PM Break: coffee only / no exhibit
SESSION 8: Voice of the Patient
03:30 - 04:00The Sole of the Matter: Sage Wisdom from our Therapeutic Spouses
Patients TBD
04:00Adjourn Day 2
7:30 - 10:00DFCon - Taste of Iceland Reception (faculty & registrants)
7:00 Registration Open
7:00 - 8:00Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (non-CME)
TBD
TBD
8:00 - 8:10Welcome Back
TBD
SESSION 9: An Image Enhancement
08:10 - 08:25The BOLD and the Beautiful: Is IVIM MRI the Perfusion Powerhouse?
David Reiter, PhD
08:25 - 08:40Anu's View on What's New: Dynamic NIRS
Anu Godavarty, PhD
08:40 - 08:55Pedal with the Mettle? Why Pedal Aceleration Time is the MVP of the Vascular Lab
TBD
08:55 - 09:10Sound and Vision: Rediscovering the Power of the Duplex Ultrasound
TBD
09:10 - 09:25pH? W.T.pH? We should be measuring what we are managing
TBD
09:25 - 09:40Panel Discussion
09:40 - 10:40AM Break: Exhibit
09:45 - 10:40NonCME Spotlight Theater
TBD
TBD

 

SESSION 10: Wound Healing: Deep Cuts to Add to Your Soundtrack
10:40 – 10:55The Billion Dollar Question: How Do I Make Sense of All of the New Wound Healing Products?
TBD
10:55 – 11:10Who Turned on the Black Light? Seeing the Invisible in the High-Risk Foot
TBD
11:10 – 11:25Just Say Yes to NO: Is the Future of Nitric Oxide Here?
Mike Edmonds, PhD
11:25 – 11:40An Axis of Healing: We Should be Using Multiple Topicals to Heal Wounds
TBD
11:40 – 11:55Clean Sweep 2.0: The IWII Revolution in Wound Hygiene
TBD
11:55 – 12:10Panel Discussion
11:25 – 12:40Lunch
SESSION 11: Summary Judgement: The Final Countdown
01:40 - 01:55The Look Ahead: How the International Working Group will Change Your Practice 2027
Sicco Bus
01:55 - 02:10The Screening Standard: Why Most Programs Fail and How We Fix Them
TBD
02:10 - 02:25The Ghost of Wounds Past: 40 Years of Healing to Predict the Next 40
Michael Edmonds, MD (Virtual)
02:25 - 02:40The Big Idea: What Game Changing Studies will Hit the Limb Preservation Horizon in the Near Future?
TBD
02:40 - 2:50The Big Raffle Prize (and Kicking You Out until DFCon27)
David G. Armstrong (DPM, MD, PhD)& Michael S. Conte (MD)
2:50Adjourn